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TICKET PRINTING .OR MARKING AND ISSUING MACHINE Filed Jan. 13, 1953 9Sheets-Sheet 9 INVENTOR 0 William P- Harris Patented July 23, 1935UNITED STATES TICKET PRINTING IS SUIN G OR MARKING AND MACHINE WilliamPercy Harris, Romford, England Application January 13, 1933, Serial No.651,607

In Great Britain February 29, 1932 33 Claims.

This invention relates to machines for printing and issuing tickets andhas more particular application to the issue of tickets on omnibuses andtramways although its application is not limited in this respect. Theinvention has particular reference to ticket issuing machines of thatkind in which a ticket whose value or other essential principle isvariable, is printed upon and severed from a paper web which isgradually fed from a supply roll as printing and issuing proceeds.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved machine ofthe character and for the purposes above stated which will be moreconvenient and certain in operation, whilst possessing widercapabilities of usefulness than those hitherto in use.

According to the invention a machine is provided forissuing tickets ofthe kind in which a ticket of variable value is printed upon and severedfrom a paper web, wherein a reciprocal pressure element co-operates withan inked ribbon, and wherein a plurality of adjustable rotary printingelements are mounted in a fixed plate for the purpose of printing andissuing tickets.

-The inventicn also consists in a machine for issuing tickets of thekind in which a ticket of variable value is printed upon and severedfrom a paper web wherein a plurality of fare or value keys are providedoperatively connected-with an adjustable fare value printing element,means being provided to enable the total value to be printed on theticket when more than one key is operated.

The invention further consists-in a machine for issuing tickets having astationary printing element with adjustable dies therein for printingvalue, class, stage, date or like markings and a reciprocatory carriageco-operating with said plate which prints a ticket during travel in onedirection and ejects and severs the printed ticket during its returnmovement.

According to another feature of the invention a machine for issuingtickets is provided having a printing element with adjustable diestherein for printing value, class, stage, date or like markings whereinthe stage printing die is capable of reversal and means are provided toidentify the stage marking printed for an outward or inward journey.

The invention still further consists in a machine for printing ticketswith variable markings thereon on a paper strip and for severing theprinted tickets comprising a plurality of rotary printing devices and anoperating mechanism adapted to be reciprocated in a direction parallelto the axis of rotation of said printing devices to effect printing andissue of a ticket.

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrateby way of example a machine constructed according to the invention forissuing tickets on public vehicles and in which:-

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the machine showing themain spindle and parts mounted thereon.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation with the cover of the indicating mechanismsremoved.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view showing the means for locking the farevalue setting mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view showing the class selecting mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the fare value keys.

Fig. 7 is an end view of the devices shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation and Figs. 9 and 10 are reverse end elevationsof the feed disc.

Fig. 11 is a detail view of the devices for setting the class and stageprinting elements.

Fig. 12 is an end elevation of the devices shown in Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a plan of the base plate and carriage.

Fig. 14 is an elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a bottom plan of the carriage.

Fig. 16 is an elevation of the ribbon feed and numbering mechanism.

Fig. 17 is a detail elevation showing the means for locking the printingwheels.

Fig. 18 is a. plan of the locking mechanism shown in Fig. 17.

Fig. 19 is an end elevation of one of the inner walls of the casingshowing the guillotine mechanism.

Fig. 20 is a plan view of a ticket.

Fig. 21 is an elevation of the repeat key mechanism detached.

Fig. 22 is a side elevation of the means to actuate the sleeveassociated with the cash counter mechanism of the repeat key mechanism.

Fig. 23 is a detail of the means to lock the printing wheel againstzeroizing movement, and

Fig. 24 is an end elevation of the parts of the repeat key mechanismoperative when issuing tickets for which no cash is taken.

The machine comprises a casing I upon the exterior of which are windowsthrough. which can be observed counting devices 2, 3, 4 and 5 whichindicate respectively the total amount of cash received, the total valueof exchange or novalue tickets issued, the total number of ticketsissued and the total number of exchange or novalue tickets issued.Through the front of the machine also projects an operating handle 6 andbeneath the base of the machine is a magazine I in which a roll of paper8 is disposed from which the tickets are formed as hereinafterdescribed.

Through the top of the casing project four fare or value keys 9, II], II and I2 the individual values of which can be varied in accordance withthe class of work for which the machine is to be employed. Adjacentthese fare or value keys is an adjustable key I3 controlling the classof ticket to be issued and this key works in a slot I4- adjacent whichis a notched sector l5 the notches in which correspond in number withthe number ofdiflerent classes of tickets which the machine is capableof issuing such as return, workmens, childrens and the like and. whichare indicated by abbreviations on a scale l6 adjacent the slot I l.

Also projecting through the top of the machine is the operating lever llof a stage indicator the position of which can be adjusted at the end ofan outward journey soqthat the indications which appear through a windowI8 in the top of operated in the manner of the casing of the fare stagethrough which the vehicle is travelling operate in the reverse directionon the inward journey.

Within the casing is disposed a horizontal spindle I9 upon which aremounted either directly or indirectly the various adjustable printingelements comprising a fare or value printing wheel 29, classprintingwheel 2!, stage printing wheel 22, and date printing wheels '23. All ofthese wheels project into slots in a printing plate 24 mountedhorizontally below thespindle I9. Immediatelybeneath the said printingplate extends a ribbon 25 which is progressed fromareel 25 at the oneend to a reel 21 at the opposite end by step-by-stepmovements as themachine is a typewriter ribbon.

Beneath the ribbon 25 the paper ticket strip 8 is caused to pass andprinting is effected by means of a roller 28 mounted on a carriage 29which is caused, byroperation of the handle 6, to travel from one end tothe otherof the printing plate 2 On the reverse movement to take theroller 28 back to its original position the roller is moved downwardsfrom its operative position and a pair of gripping devices 39 is therebybrought into operative position to grip the paper strip 8vand feed itforwards so that the printed portion projects through a slot 3| in oneend wall 32 of the casing I.

Having thus described in general terms the functions of the machine thedetails of the mechanism will now be dealt with.

Fare value setting mechanism. (See Figs. 1, 4, 7,

8, 9, 10, 13-15 and 17.) g

The four fare or value keys 9, Ill, II and I2 are formed at their loweror inner ends with fingers 33, 34, 35 and 36 having slots 3'! thereinwhich are engaged by guide'members 38 projecting from a fixed portion 39of the casing I. Extending between these fingers and the top of thecasing are springs 49 which return the keys to normal position afteroperation. The fingers on the lower ends of the keys are adapted toengage pins II extending parallel to the spindle I9 and mounted in afeed disc 42 loosely mounted on said spindle and partially rotated bythe movement of the operating keys, this movement being communicated tothe fare or value printing wheel 29 which is thus moved by depression ofthe keys through a distance proportional to the value indicated on thekey depressed to bring the appropriate value die into printing position.Inorder definitely to position the feed disc the pins 4-] are arrangedso that at the limitof the stroke of a finger 35, 35, 35 or 35 one ofthe pins 4I comes into contact with the side of the finger and thusprevents further. rotation of the feed disc until the particular fingerwhich has operated the disc is released. The feed disc carries fastthereon an arm 93 which normally engages a fixed stop 44 on the casing,this stop marking the zero position to which the feed disc is returnedafter the printing wheel 29 has been operatively positioned. The spindleI9 has connected thereto one end of a spring 45 which passes over apulley I2I and whose opposite end is anchored at 66 to the end wall ofthe casing so that as the spindle is rotated to advance the fare orvalue printing wheel 29 the spring 45 becomes coiled around the spindleI9 and placed under tension until the locking means are withdrawn whenthe spring automatically restores the spindle I9 and parts carriedthereby to the zero position.

Mounted on the feed disc is an arm 41 carrying a feed pawl 48 and fixedon the spindle I9 are two ratchet wheels 49 and 59 with a cam 5| betweenthem. In the normal or rest position the feed pawl engages the ratchetwheel 49 whilst a non-return pawl 52 rests upon the ratchet wheel 59.The non-return pawl 52 is mounted upon a tubular spindle 53 from whichdepends a lever 54 whose lower end engages a slot 55 in a bell cranklever 55 pivoted to the base plate 51, the opposite end of said levercarrying a stud 58 adapted to be engaged by a hook 59 on theend of acarriage release lever 89 also'pivoted to the base plate, the engagementbetween the two levers 56 and 66 being effected to cause the pawls 48and 52 to disengage from the ratchet wheel 50 during the issue stroke bya lever GI on the carriage 29 engaging the stud 58.

Also mounted on the tubular spindle 53 is a pawl release lever 52adapted to be engaged by an error key 53 provided so that if anincorrect value set up on the fare or value printing wheel is discoveredbefore the carriage 29 is moved, pressure applied to the error key 63 bymeans of a handle I22 on the top of the casing will rock the pawlrelease lever 62 and the tubular spindle 53 to'lift the non-return pawl52 and feed pawl 48 and allow the spring 45 to zeroize the spindle l9.In the event of zeroizing taking place in these circumstances no recordis made as the recording mechanism is not set in motion until the returnor issuing stroke of the carriage.

Within the tubular spindle is disposed an inner spindle 64 which carriesa carriage lock operating lever 65 consisting of two arms one of whichnormally rests upon the cam 5i and the other 65a rests normally clear ofthe disc 42 in the position shown in Fig. 4. The spindle 64 also carriesa carriage lock lever 66 the lower end of which normally passes througha slot 61 in one of the carriage guides 68 and enters a slot 69 in thebase plate of the carriage. In the rest position the lever 6% is held inthe locking posi: tion because its operating lever rests upon the cam 5!I v When a value is set up, however, the cam 5| is moved from engagementwith the crank or lever 65 but the double lever cannot move sufiicientlyto unlock the carriage because a longitudinal, peripheral groove III inthe feed disc has been carried out of the path of the end of the lever65a. When the feed disc 42 returns to normal position, which it does assoon as pressure is removed from the fare or value key, the cam 5| doesnot return as the ratchet wheels 49 and 50 are held in the adjustedposition by the non-return pawl 52. The double lever 65, 65a can thenfall, the lever 65a entering the groove Illthus rocking the spindle 64and carriage lock lever 66 to release the carriage for movement.

Connected to the periphery of the feed disc 42 is a spring 'II anchoredto a fixed portion of the casing at I23 and becoming partially wound onthe feed disc as the latter is operated. The spring is thus tensionedand restores the disc to normal position when the operating key 9, ID,II or I2 is released. When two or more of these keys are operated insuccession the feed disc is moved a proportionate amount to bring thefare or value printing wheel to a position in which the amount printedwill be the sum of the values indicated on the keys depressed.

Class selecting mechanism.

11 and 12.)

The key I3 has pivoted to it a pawl I2 which engages the teeth of thenotched sector l5, the pawl I2 having formed integral therewith a thumbpiece I3 between which and the handle I4 of the key I3 a spring I5 isdisposed to hold the pawl in the desired position of adjustment. Alsoattached to the key I3 is an indicating finger I6 which moves over thescale I6 and indicates the class of ticket being issued.

The lower end of the key I3 is formed as a toothed sector 'I'Isurrounding and engaging a pinion I8 fast on a sleeve 9 rotatablymounted around the spindle I9, this sleeve carrying near its oppositeend the class printing wheel 2I which can thus be adjusted in positionindependently of the fare or value wheel 20.

(See Figs. 1, 5,

Stage printing mechanism. and 12.)

The'stage printing wheel 22 is carried by a sleeve 88 freely mountedaround the sleeve I9 and isdriven through a ratchet wheel 8| with whicheither of a pair of pawls 82 and 83 is adapted to engage. These twopawls which are connected by a spring 84 are mounted in a bracket 85connected to the stage setting lever H. The bracket 85 isslidably'mounted in a fixed frame 86 between which and the sector I? isa pivotal connection 87 to allow movement to the sector and the frame isprovided with two notches 88 and 89 into which studs 96 and M on the twopawls 82 and 83 are adapted to engage one at a time.

Fixed to the mid-portion of the frame 86 is a leaf spring 92 the outerends of which bear beneath the studs 83 on the ends of the bracket 85and oppose the depression of the lever H. The ratchet wheel 3! and thestage printing wheel 22 are moved by the action of either of the pawls8?. or '83 according to which notch 88 or 89 is engaged by one of thestuds 86 or 9!. At the end of an outward journey a slight horizontalmovement is imparted to the lever i'I so as to change the pivotal pointconstituted by one of the studs 29 or 9| around which the lever I! andbracket 85 make a slight pivot-a1 movement when normally (See Figs. 1,11

depressed to actuate one of the pawls and move the ratchet wheel 8! andprinting wheel 22 another stage. The changing of the pivotal pointbrings one of the pawls 82 or 83 out of and another into, operativeposition so that the printing wheel 22 and the visible indicator 94 willmove in reverse direction on inward journey. Fast with the stageprinting wheel 22 is a gear wheel 95 meshing with a pinion 96 which inturn drives a gear wheel 97 operating the indicator 94 visible throughthe window 13.

Also operated by the reciprocatory movement of the bracket 85 is aprinting member 98 which is caused to project through a slot 99 in theprinting plate 24 during either the outward or return journey to print amark on the ticket to indicate the direction of the journey on which theticket is issued. Thus, for example, a stage number on the ticket inaddition to a mark printed by the member 63 would indicate that theticket was issued on the outward journey whilst the same stage numberwithout the mark printed by the member 98 would indicate that the ticketwas issued on the inward journey.

The member 98 is formed with a slot 88a at its upper end this slot beingengaged by a pin 98?) on the bracket 85 whereby when the latter is movedto change its pivotal point the member 98 is rocked about the axis ofspindle I9. This rock ing movement in one direction brings the member 98into operative position and in the other direction moves it out ofoperative position.

(See Figs. 1 and 17.)

Surrounding the sleeve 80 is a sleeve l 00 carrying the dating wheels 23which are adjusted by hand at the beginning of each day and to simplifythe dating of tickets the months are omitted and a number printed on theticket according to the day of the year on which the ticket is issued.The dating wheels are prevented from moving from their correct positionsby light leaf spring IOI (Fig. 17) which engage notches in theperipheries of these wheels.

The spindle I9 and the various elements carried thereby are supported inbearings I02 (Fig. 1) carried in fixed portions of the framework andengaging around the dating wheel sleeve I60, the stage wheel sleeve 8-8,the class wheel sleeve I9 Dating mechanism.

and a boss I04 on the spindle i9 adjacent the fare or value wheel 26.

Serial number printing mechanism. (See Figs. 1 and 16.)

Mounted coaxially with the spindle N5 of the driven ribbon spool 27 is alever I06 whose lower end has an ofiset arm Ill! engaged by a stud I03projecting laterally from the carriage 29 at the end of its returnstroke to rock the lever I06 from its normal position. The lever E96 hasa pin and slot connection I08 with an arm m9 adapted to operate a seriesof number wheels I I I which project through a slot H0 in the printingplate 24 and print a serial number on each ticket, this number beingchanged by the rocking movement imparted to the lever I96 as abovedescribed. The number printing wheels are disposed within a housing I20.

Ribbon feed mechanism. (Sec Figs. 1 and 15.)

of the carriage 29 by the stud H33 projecting from the side of thecarriage the pawl I I2 engages the saidratchet wheel I I6 on the spindleof the spool 21 and imparts a partial rotary movement to said spool toprogress the ribbon 25 through the machine. When the ribbon has becomefully wound on the spool 2'I the operator by using a handle speciallyprovided to engage the spindle I III (Fig. 2) of spool 23 which spindleextends to the exterior of the casing, can re-wind the ribbon on tospool 26 from which it is again withdrawn by the intermittent movementsof the pawl I I2. When the pawl I I2 is out of engagement with theratchet wheel I I3 movement of the latter is prevented by a pawl I I8mounted on the casing and caused to remain in engagement with theratchet wheel by a spring I I9. This pawl I I3 is so arranged, however,that the ratchet wheel can slip past it when impelled by the pawl IE2.The spool 27 is frictionally mounted on its spindle I35 so that in theevent of the operator neglecting to re-wind the ribbon on spool 23 thecontinued operation of the ratchet wheel IIE will cause the spindle I35to slip relatively to the spool 21 and thus avoid breakage of theribbon.

(Figs. 2, 4 and 5.)

The spindle I9 carries a spur wheel I I3 (Fig. .1) meshing with anintermediate spur wheel I24 which in turn drives a third spur wheel I 25loosely mounted on a spindle I23 on the exterior of the main casing andwhich carries a. spur wheel I21 through which either of the cashcounters 2 or 3 is adapted to be driven. The spur wheel I25 is coupledto the spindle I26 at the end of each printing stroke by means of afinger I28 (Fig. 14) which projects upwards from the carriage 29 andmoves a sliding member I29 engaging a clutch member I46 which isrotatable with the spindle I23, This clutch member I46 has projectingpins I30 which engage in the periphery of a notched disc I3I fast withthe spur wheel I25 whereby the latter becomes locked to the spindle I23and is temporarily held in this position by a catch I32 freed formovement by the clutching operation and-moved by a spring I33 intoengagement with the rear face of the sliding member I29.

The intermediate spur wheel I24 carries an abutment I34 adaptedto engagea rocking lever I35 which is so positioned as to stop rotation of thespur wheel I24 and spindle I9 at the position corresponding to themaximum value of ticket which the machine is designed to issue.

When the fare spindle I9 and parts carried thereby return to zeroposition the abutment I3 3 is stopped by the end of a rocking lever 2 II.

The cash counters 2 and 3 are carried by a plate I33 slidablein rollerguides I3'I and I38 on the exterior of the main casing I, a. spring I39tending normally to urge the plate I36 upwards whereby the totalexchange counter 3 is driven through a pinion I I I meshing with thespur wheel I27. When the class selecting key I3 is moving over thatportion of the scale I6 on which are indicated the exchange and othertickets for which no cash is taken the key I3 occupies the positionshown in Fig. 5 wherein a finger 'I II of less radius than the remainderof the sector I? is in contact with a pin I42 on an arm I43 fixed on ashaft I34 from which project arms I45 engaging the plate I36. In thisposition the shaft II is enabled to make a slight clockwise movement(Fig. 5) whereby the arms I45 aided by the spring I33 lift the plate I35so that the pinion I43 is brought out of engagement with the spur wheelI21 and a pinion I II brought into Registering mechanisms.

engagement with said wheel. -When the key I3 is moved to bring theportion I48 of the edge of the sector 1] into contact with the pin I42the shaft I44 is given a counter-clockwise movement to lower the plateI36 so that the total cash value counter is again operated. Beneath thespur wheel I25 is mounted a pivoted lever I49 having a pin I50 thereonwhich pin is engaged by a pin 2I5 on the wheel I25 to rock the lever Hi9to remove the catch I32 from the path of the clutch operating member I23so that the latter can return to normal position and the driv to thecounters is disconnected.

The upward movement of the slidable plate l 3 6 is limited by a stopI5I. The spindle I52 of the serial number printing wheels III isextended to the exterior of the machine where it passes through a fixedcollar I53 on which is mounted a pawl I54 engaging a rachet wheel I55 onthe spindle I52. This spindle also! carries a loose sleeve on which ismounted a bevel wheel I56 meshing with a bevel wheel I51 on the spindleof the counter 4 which indicates the total number of tickets issued bythe machine. To arrive at the total number of tickets for which cash hasbeen taken the total indicated by the counter 5 is subtracted from thetotal indicated by the counter I.-

The counter 5 which indicates the total number of tickets issued forwhich no cash is taken is also mounted on the slidable plate I36 so thatan arm I58 through which the counter 5 is driven from the returnmovement of'the carriage is rendered inoperative when the plate I36 islowered to bring the total cash counter 2. into operation. The arm I53is engaged on the return movement of the carriage by a pawl I59 movableagainst a spring I30,

The above described registering mechanism are enclosed by a casingmember IEI having observation windows I62 therein.

Printing wheel locking mechanism. (Figs. 1

and 18.)

During the printing stroke of the carriage 29 the fare or value printingwheel IIII, the class printing wheel 2! and the stage printing wheel 22are locked in position by means of a sliding plate I63 having laterallyextending arms I64 terminating in fingers I35 which engage inperforations I33 formed as a circular series in each wheel. The plateI63 has a slot IS! in one edge engaged by a bell crank lever I68 urgedby a spring I69 bearing on the lever and on a framework member I10 andnormally operates to hold the lever I63 and plate I63 in the lockingposition. When, however, the carriage 29 is in its rest position itengages and holds the lever I68 which is rocked slightly to maintain theplate I33 inoperative so that the printing wheels can be set. Throughoutthe operation of the carriage, however, these wheels are locked againstmovement as the lever I 68 is free.

Operating mechanism. (Figs. 1, 13; 14 and 15.)

the two gripping members which progress the paper strip 3 to the exit SIafter the printing operation has been completed. Between the two guides68 is a rib or fence I13 which is adapted to be engaged by a stud I14formed on an arm I15 movable with the handle 6, said stud projectingdownwardly through a slot I16 in the base of the carriage and movingalong one side of the rib I 13 on its outward movement and on the otherside of its return movement. The change of position of the stud I 14 iseffected by reversal of the position of the handle 6 for the returnstroke and also causes a collar I11 on the stud to bear on a cam I18forming part of a bracket I19 which carry the roller 28 so as to depressthe latter and the gripping members 30 during the return movement.

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The brackets I19 which carry the roller 28 and the gripping members 39are carried by a pin I pivotally mounted in side frames I 8I extendingupwardly from the base of the carriage 29, to which the handle 6 ispivoted and the roller 28 and gripping members are normally urgedupwardly by springs I82 bearing beneath the roller pivots I83 and havingan abutment in grooves in a transverse pin I84 carried in the sideframes IBI.

The stud I 14 passes through the forked end I85 of the pawl trip leverSI pivoted on the base plate 29 and projecting laterally from thecarriage. Projecting laterally at the opposite side of the carriage is aroller I86 which operates the guillotine as hereinafter described.

When theposition of the handle 6 is reversed for its returnstroke thestud I14 moves from one side of the slot I16 to the other and in doingso renders inoperative one of the pawls HI and allows the other tobecome operative under the influence of its spring I81. The pawl I1Iwhich is operative, however, will only engage the adjacent rack I12alteration in the direction of movement of the carriage is attemptedbefore its stroke is completed.

Ticket severing mechanism. (Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 19.)

Adjacent the slot 3| is disposed a plate I88 having therein a slot 89the lower edge of which forms the fixed blade of a severing device. Thisco-operates with a movable blade or guillotine I90 slidably mountedbetween guide rollers I9I disposed between the plate I88 and the endwall 32 of the casing. The blade I99 is moved downwards, when freed bysprings I92 engaging over projections I93 on the upper end of the bladeand also over fixed abutments I94 on the casing. Pivotally connected tothe upper end of the blade I90 is a bent lever I 95 whose lower end israised during the printing stroke by engagement therewith of one end ofa lever I96 rocked by pressure thereon of roller I86 on the carriage 29.The left hand end of lever I 96 (Fig. 1) is depressed by the roller I86against the action of a spring I91 which restores the lever to normalposition after the return stroke of the carriage. As the bent lever I95reaches the uppermost point of its travel one end of a pivoted catch I98engages beneath its lower end due to the action of a spring I99 pressingon the opposite end or" said catch. The blade I90 is thus held in raisedposition until the carriage reaches the end of its return stroke whenthe end of the carriage presses upon the catch I98 and moves it againstthe action of its spring I99 so that the lever 695 is no longersupported. The springs I92 are then free to depress the blade I90sharply and partially sever the ticket from the strip. The blade I99being of less width than ly of the blade I91) is restricted by a slot200 enaged by a stud 20I screwed into the casing wall 32.

The roll of paper ticket strip 8 is mounted loosely on a spindle 202within the magazine 1 and its free end is threaded through a channel 203and over parallel guide members 204 above which the gripping members 30extend.

The magazine 1 has a hinged cover 295 to enable the magazine to berecharged at any time, such cover being secured in closed position bymeans of a pivoted bolt 206 and milled nut 201 which is adapted to bescrewed down on the bolt into frictional engagement with a forkedprojection 208 on the main casing.

The back of the machine is provided with a stud 209 adapted to enter abayonet slot in a plate carried by the user of the machine, the stud 209being so shaped that the machine can be turned through an angle ofapproximately for the purpose of recharging the magazine.

A completed ticket suitable for use on public vehicles is shown in Fig.20 wherein 2I0 indicates the value, 2II the class, 2I2 the stage, 2I3the date and 2I4 the serial number, the other matter being printed bythe stationary portions of the plate 24.

To issue a ticket the sequence of operations in the machine abovedescribed is as follows:

The class key I3 and the stage key I1 having been adjusted to therequired positions one or more of the fare or value keys 9, I0, II andI2 is or are depressed imparting a proportional degree of rotation tothe feed disc 42, ratchet wheels 49 and 50 and the fare or valueprinting wheel 29. During this movement the carriage 29 is locked byengagement therewith of the carriage lock lever 66. As soon as the fareor value keys are released by the operator their springs 40 restore themto normal position leaving the spring 1I free to restore the feed discto normal position. The ratchet wheels 49 and 50, however, are held inthe adjusted position by the non-return pawl 52 and as soon as the disc42 is zeroized the lever 65a falls into the groove 10 in the feed disc,thereby rocking the lever 66 to its inoperative position and releasingthe carriage 29 for operation.

The carriage is next moved by operating the handle 6, all printingwheels being locked during this stroke by means of the sliding plateI63. The roller 28 pressing the ribbon and the ticket strip against theplate 24 during this stroke causes a ticket to be printed. If thisticket is one for which no cash is received the counter 5 is operatedduring this stroke, the ratchet wheels 49 and 59 remaining looked aslever 69 cannot return to its normal position until the carriagereturns. As the printing stroke progresses the guillotine is raised bythe rocking movement imparted to the lever I 99 and at the conclusion ofthe printing stroke the clutch M55 is thrown into operation to enablethe cash counter to be operated.

On the return or ticket issue stroke the roller 28 is lowered and thegripping members 39 are rendered operative so'that during this strokethe ticket strip is moved forwardly by the length of one ticket until atthe end of the stroke the completed ticket projects through the slot 3i.

Due to operation of the bell crank leverifi both pawls are lifted fromthe ratchet wheels 49 and At the end of-the stroke the printing wheelsare unlocked and the fare printing wheel is zeroized by the actionof thespring 45. As the spintion the guillotine is operated for the severingof the ticket from the strip. At the completion of a cycle of operationsthe lever 55 in returning to locking position engages the end of lever.60

to rock this lever which disengages the hook 59 from the stud 58 andallows the bell crank lever 56 to be rocked by a spring 2E6 to rock thelever 54 and'restore the pawls' iil and'52 to engagement with theirrespective ratchet wheels 49 and 50 and the machine is ready for afurther cycle of operations.

Itis to be noted that no operation of the carriage 29 is possible untila value has been set up on the fare value printing wheel 20 to move thelocking lever 66 to inoperative position.

When the machine above described is to be used on vehicles makingrelatively short'journeys where the maximum does not exceed oneshilling, the four fare value keys can conveniently be arranged so thatthey represent the values /2d, 1d, 2d, and 3d, these values being markedon the heads of the keys as shown in Fig. 3. When a required value isnot represented by the values marked on the keys, it is only necessaryto depress two or more keys to make up the required valuegand the sum ofthe values of the keys depressed will be printed on the ticket issued.Thus if the 1d key be depressed twice a Zdticket will be issued and ifthe 2d and 3d keys be depressed in succession a 5d ticket will beissued. The fare or value printing wheel 29 may have dies on its surfacefor all values increasing by d stages from d to 1/ this last value beingobtained by depressing the 3d key four times. It is to'be understood,however, that the machine is not limited to this range of values whichcan readily be extended, by suitably altering the fare value settingmechanism, to, issue tickets up to 1 or higher values according torequirements.

The machine may also, if desired, be fitted with a repeat key so thatwhen duplicate tickets are to be issued, operation of the keys 9-42 maybe rendered temporarily unnecessary.

The said repeat key mechanism may take the form illustrated in Figs.21-24 wherein the spindle 89 carrying the fare or value printing wheel20 carries a gear Wheel H5 as before for driving the cash countingmechanism. In the present instance, the gear wheel H5 actuates ,a trainof gears 229 which drive a pinion 22! fast on a rotatable spindle 222 onwhich a sleeve 223 is slidably but not rotatably mounted. The sleeve 223is formed at one end with a series of annular rack teeth 224 and alsowith a number of radially projecting pins 225 arranged in a helicalseries as shown in Fig. 21. Themovement of the sleeve is limited in onedirection by a pin 226 on the spindle 222 engaging anotch or slot 226 inthe sleeve, whilst'movement ofthe sleeve in the opposite directioncompresses a spring 221 abutting against a fixed portion 228 of theframework, said spring serving to return the sleeve to the normalposition shown in Fig. 21, after operation. The rack teeth 22 3 engage apinion 229 on a spindle 239 by which a cash counter 231 isdriven throughbevelgears 232. y

From the foregoing, it will be clear that under normal conditions ofoperation, setting of the fare or value wheel 20 will also impart apartial rotation to the sleeve 223 so that when the carriage is movedthrough its outward or printing V stroke, a projection 233, on a lever262, pivotally mounted at 233 on the side of the carriage29 '(Fig. 22),will engage the pin 225 which lies in its path and move the sleeve 223along its spindle, thereby imparting a movement to the pinion 229 andcounter 235. A return spring 242 is connected to carriage 29 and tolever 242. The higher the value of the ticket issued, the earlier will apin 25 be engaged by the projection 233 so that greater movement will beimparted to the sleeve and counter.

When a number of tickets of the same value are issued, the operatormoves a key 234 (Fig. 23), slidably mounted on the top of the machineand which carries a projection 235 adapted to engage one of the holesI65 in the printing wheel 20 so as to lock the wheel against returnmovement to zero position irrespective of the operation of the lockingplate 563. This locking operation will also lock the spindle 222 andsleeve 223 against rotation so that as long as the printing wheel 28remains locked, continued reciprocation of the carriage will cause therepeated issue of tickets all of one value and the sleeve 223 will bereciprocated through the same distance at each operation; operation ofthe keys 9-12 being unnecessary.

When issuing tickets for which no cashis taken, a pin on the sector H ofthe class selecting mechanism engages a lever 236 (Fig. 24), having afixed pivot 23? and having a pin 238 engaging a notch or slot 238 in alever 23$, pivoted at 23$! and having a plate 2 30 at its lower endwhich presses on a stud 23! carried by the aforesaid lever 2 32, to movethe projection 233 to a position in which it will pass between the pins225, instead of engaging them. Thus when no cash is taken, the counteris not actuated as the ticket is printed and issued. 7

It is to be understood that although the machine has been describedherein with particular reference to its application for issuing ticketson public vehicles the scope of the invention is not limited in thisrespect as machines constructed according ,to the invention can also beused for fication slip bearing various particulars as to the origin ofthe goods. Such applications as these would require no substantialalteration in the mechanism above described but only in the form of theticket and the matter printed by. the various mobile printing members.

I claim:

1. A machine for issuing tickets comprising a casing, a stationaryprinting element therein, adjustable printing elements in the casing forprinting value, class, stage and date in cooperation with saidstationary printing element, a carriage reciprocable in a rectilinearpathin said casing and cooperating with said printing elements to printon a web through travel of the carriage in one direction and to advancethe printed web relatively to the casing during travel of the carriagein the opposite direction to facilitate removal of the ticket, and meansfor automatically severing the printed ticket portion from the remainderof the web through operation of the carriage adjacent the end of saidadvancing movement.

2. A machine for issuing tickets comprising a casing, printing elementstherein including adjustable dies for printing value, class, stage anddate on a web, means for progressing said web through the casing, meansreciprocable in a rectilinear path cooperating with said printingelements to impart printing movement to the web and effect the advanceof the printed portion thereof, and means for reversing the stage printing die to identify the stage marking on an outward or return journey.

3. A machine for printing a web to produce tickets comprising a casing,settable printing means therein, a carriage in the casing mounted forreciprocation beneath said printing means, an element on said carriagebearing upon the web during reciprocation of the carriage in onedirection to move the web to effect the printing thereon, an inkingmeans for the printing means operable between the web and the printingmeans, and gripping means on said carriage operating during movement ofthe carriage in the opposite direction to advance the printed portion ofthe web for removal.

4. A machine for issuing tickets comprising a casing, means for feedinga web therethrough, a plurality of value keys carried by said casing, avalue printing element carried by said casing, means to adjust saidprinting element through operation of said keys, a reciprocatingcarriage within said casing having an element to engage and move the webto effect the printing during movement of the carriage in one direction,gripping means on the carriage to advance the print-ed portion of theweb for removal through movement of the carriage in the oppositedirection, and means for locking said carriage against movement when novalue is set up on the value printing element andduring the period whensaid keys are being operated.

5. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 4 including meansfor zeroizing the value printing element at the end of movement of thecarriage in the web-feeding direction, and means for ensuring fullreciprocating movement of the carriage when moved from its zero positionand before the value printing means can be zeroized.

6. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 4 having means forzeroizing the value printing element at the end of movement of thecarriage in the web-feeding direction, and means to prevent retrogrademovement of the carriage between zero position and zeroizing position ofthe value printing means.

'7. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 4 including trackmembers on which said carriage moves, means for depressing said elementof the carriage at the conclusion of printing, and means to bring saidgripping means into operation to grip the web and issue a printed ticketduring the return stroke of said carriage.

8. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 4 including a ticketsevering blade, and means on the carriage to operate said blade to severthe ticket on the movement of the carriage to zero position followingadvance of the printed portion of the web for removal.

9. A machine for issuing tickets comprising a casing, means forprogressing a web therethrough, a spindle in the casing, a rotaryelement freely mounted on said spindle, a set of value keys foroperating said rotary element, a

value printing wheel on said spindle coacting with said web, means toset said printing wheel through movement of said rotary element, andmeans for locking said spindle and printing wheel in position forprinting.

10. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 9 including a classprinting wheel freely mounted on said spindle, a class selecting key tooperate said class printing wheel, value registering mechanism, andmeans for automatically adjusting said mechanism to bring theappropriate counter thereof into operative position for actuation whentickets, for which no cash is taken, are issued.

11. A machine for issuing tickets as claimed in claim 9 including areciprocating carriage for efiecting the printing and issuingoperations, respectively, by movements in opposite directions, valueregistering mechanisms driven from said spindle, a clutch for couplingsaid mechanisms one at a. time to said spindle, and means for operatingsaid clutch through the movement of said carriage.

12. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 9 including a stageprinting wheel freely mounted relatively to said spindle, a stagesetting key for operating said stage printing wheel, means for reversingsaid key for a return journey, and a printing element cooperating withsaid key to print an indication of direction of journey on a ticket.

13. A machine for issuing tickets comprising a casing, means forprogressing a web therethrough, a plurality of operating keys on saidcasing, a spindle within said casing, wheels settably mounted on saidspindle for printing value, class, stage and date, means operable bysaid keys to set said wheels, an inked ribbon cooperating with saidprinting members, reciprocating means for pressing the web and saidribbon into printing relation with said printing elements by movement inone direction and. means for advancing the printed portion of the stripto facilitate removal, the last mentioned means being operable throughmovement of the reciprocating means in the opposite direction.

14. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 13 including meansfor printing a serial number upon each ticket 1 sued, means to ad- Vancethe last mentioned means through a unit of distance upon eachreciprocation of the reciprocating means, and a total counter operableby said serial number printing means.

15. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 13 including meansfor printing a serial number on each ticket, means including a windingmechanism operable by the last mentioned means for advancing said inkedribbon by stepby-step movements through the machine, and means forenabling wound ribbon to slip under undue strain to prevent breakage.

16. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 9 including acarriage, guide means therefor, a locking lever on the carriageengageable with the guide means, and means to rock said lever toinoperative position operable by the second mentioned means.

17. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 3 including aslidable plate, means on said plate to engage value, class and stageprinting wheels after setting to lock them against movement, and meansto release the last mentioned means through movement of the carriage asit approaches zero position.

18. A machine for issuing tickets comprising a casing, means forprogressing awebtherethrough; value printing wheel mechanism includingprinting elements, reciprocatory means operable to cause said elementsto print a ticket and to advance the ticket to facilitate removal, aplurality of depressible value. setting keys, a rotatable deviceoperable directly by atleast one of said keys, andzmeans whereby thevalue printing wheel mechanism is moved by said device a distance,proportional to the total value of the keys depressed, so that acorresponding total value will be printed on a ticket.

19. A machineior issuing tickets comprising a casing, a magazine formingpart thereof for holding a web roll, guides in the base of the easing, areciprocatory carriage rectilinearly movable on said guides, anoperating handle on said carriage extending through the casing, apluralityof printing elements disposed above the carriage, an inkedribbon movable across the surfaces of said printing elements, means onthe carriage for actuating the web to cooperate with said ribbon andelements, a plurality of value keys on said casing, and means directlyrendering the machine operative for printing the total value when morethan one of said keys are actuated.

20, A machine for issuing tickets comprising a casing, .means forprogressing a web therethrough, a plurality of settable printingelements coacting with the web, a pluralityof keys op.- erable todirectly set said elements, a rectilinearly movable carriage in thecasing, means on sa d carriage operable as the carriage reciprocates inone direction to cause said elements to print a ticket, means on saidcarriage and operable as the carriage moves in the reverse direction toadvance the web, and severing means for the printed ticket portion ofthe web operable by the car riage on its return to zero position.

21. A'machine for issuing tickets'comprising a casing, means forprogressing a web therethrough, an adjustable value printing element, aplurality of adjustable printing elements rotatably mounted with respectto said adjustable value printing element, a plurality of value settingkeys, means for proportionally adjusting the value printing element toprint the .total value when more than one key is operated, areciprocatory carriage for effecting printing and issue of a ticket, andmeans actuated by movement of said carriage to lock said value printingelement when the carriage is out of zero position.

22. A machine for issuing tickets comprising a casing, means forintermittently progressing a web through said casing, means for printingvalues on said web, a plurality of keys for adjusting said valueprinting means, reciprocatory means in said casing for moving the web toeffect the printing, means on the last mentioned means to advance theweb after printing, means for locking said reciprocatory means againstmovement when no value is set up on the value printing element andwhilst the keys are being operated, and means for locking the valueprint ing means during the printing operation.

23. A machine of the class described having a printing plate, printingmeans to register with the printing surface of the plate in operativeposition, a carriage manually reciprocable beneath said plate, means onthe carriage engageable with a web disposed beneath and normally spacedfrom the plate during one direction of reciprocation to raise the webfor printing thereon, means to retract the last mentioned means afterprinting whereby the web' will fall to normal po''v sition, grippingmeans on the carriage engageable with the web after said fall to normalposition and prior to reciprocation of the carriage in the oppositedirection, whereby reciprocation of the carriage in the last mentioneddirection will advance the printed portion of the web.

24. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 22 wherein thereciprocatory means is a manually slidable carriage having printingwheel means and a locking member actuated by said carriage to lock saidprinting Wheels during the operation of said carriage.

25. A machine for issuing tickets comprising a casing having a magazinefor a web roll, a spindle in said casing, a plurality of settableprinting elements carried by said spindle, a stationary printing platewith which said printing elements cooperate, means for feeding an inkedribbon across said printing elements, means for feeding the web fromsaid roll across theribbon, a reciprocatory carriage for moving theribbon and web relatively to the printing elements to effect printing,means on the carriage to advance the Web after printing, severing meansto engage the web adjacent the end of the printed portion, keys forsetting up a value on certain of the printing elements, means forprinting the total value when more than one key is operated, means toprevent alteration of said value after movement of the carriage hascommenced, and means for registering the operations of the machine andvalues of tickets issued. 1

26. A machine for printing tickets according to claim 3 includingvisible indicating devices, one device being operable through movementof the carriage in one direction to register the tickets issued when nocashis received, and the other device being operable through movement ofthe carriage in the opposite direction to register the total number oftickets issued. 1

27. A machine of the class described comprising a casing, means movablein a rectilinear path for progressing a web therethrou'gh, a variablevalue printing means in the casing coacting with the web, a plurality ofindependently operable value setting keys urged to retracted positionindividually, an intermediate operating element urged to normal positionhaving means coacting with said keys to effect different adjustments ofthe element through successive operation of the keys to correspondinglyadjust said printing means for printing on the web the total value ofthe keys operated, means to urge return of the printing means to normalposition after each adjustment, and a device carried by the firstmentioned means to press the Web against the printing means.

28. A machine of the class described according to claim 27 having meansoperable to hold the printing means from return to normal position toenable repeat printing.

29. A machine of the class described comprise ing means for progressinga web, a variable value printing means coacting with the web, aplurality of independently operable value setting keys urged toretracted position individually, an intermediate operating element urgedto normal position having means coacting with said keys to efiectdifferent adjustments of the element through successive operation ofthekeys to correspondingly adjust said printing means for printingontthe web, means to urge return of the printing means to normalposition after each adjustment, and means operable to cause contact ofthe web and the printing means.

30. A machine of the class described according to claim 29 having meansoperable to hold the printing means from return to normal position toenable repeat printing.

31. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 27 including aplurality of printing wheels for printing fare value, stage, class anddate, a horizontal spindle c rrying said wheels and extending lengthwiseof the machine, and register means operated by said printing wheels.

32. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 27 having meansnormally under control of the rectilinearly movable means for zeroizingthe printing element, and means operable to maintain the printingelement in set positions irrespective of movement of the rectilinearlymovable means, to enable a plurality of tickets of the same value to beprinted.

33. A machine for issuing tickets according to claim 13 having meansoperable to maintain the wheels and spindle in set positionsirrespective of movement of the rectilinearly movable means, to enable aplurality of tickets of the same value to be printed.

WILLIAM PERCY HARRIS.

